Abstract
Abstract The article presents an analysis of the post-Cold War dynamics of powerbalancing between the United States and China, and the role great powers and middle powers such as ASEAN, Russia, South Korea, Japan and India play in this process. It makes a contribution to the ongoing debate on the U.S.-China relationship by showing how divergent U.S.-China policies in key areas such as anti-terror and anti-WMD initiatives, democracy and human rights, the U.S. alliance system and the UN system contribute to unstable patterns of power balancing in the Asia-Pacific. The article argues that the main flaws in Chinese policies on Asia-Pacific security come to the fore in Northeast Asia, which is a stronghold of the U.S. alliance system and China's near abroad, thus affecting China's influence on global security. If China cannot accommodate the region into its overall foreign policy strategy, its suggestions for a post-Cold War security order are likely to appear unconvincing to the international community. The a...
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